The Prophecy of Israel

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The Prophecy of Israel

Genesis 49:1-33The Prophecy of Israel It seemed appropriate as we come to the passage in Genesis 49, where we hear God's account of the death of His servant, Jacob that we sing for all the saints and we anticipate that day of resurrection, ourselves. If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Genesis 49. Tonight we come to the last words of Jacob, and they are a lasting testimony to the theme of God's providence and to the faith of the Patriarchs in the promises that God had given. All along we have said that two over-arching purposes in God's providence are apparent in the story of Joseph. First the Joseph story tells us how Israel wound up in Egypt and secondly, it explains how God brought to fruition the promises of Genesis 12:1 and 2. How He made a…

The Land of Goshen

Genesis 47:1-31The Land of Goshen If you have your Bibles, I would ask you to turn to Genesis 47, as we continue to work through this glorious book of Moses. We are really coming to a section which is the beginning of the end. The last couple of weeks, we have exalted in this providential reunion engineered by God, in this family which had been fractured by distrust and mutual loathing. A family which had been plagued by favoritism on the part of Jacob toward some of his sons and over against other of his sons. A family which had been separated for many years and we gloried in the way that God's providence worked to bring them back together. But we saw that as a part of greater purpose of God. God was preparing to create a nation out of this family. However great a family it was, it…

Israel in Egypt

Genesis 46:1-34Israel in Egypt If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Genesis 46 as we continue our study through the book of Genesis and in particular the life of Joseph. The last time we were together, the tension in the story of Joseph reached its crescendo and we exalted in the reconciliation accomplished by the Lord and His good providence amongst Joseph and his brothers. Now all along we have said that the providence of God is at the very heart of the story of Joseph. In particular, two over-arching purposes in God's providence are apparent in the story of Joseph. First of all, we have said, over and over, that the story of Joseph tells us how Israel wound up in Egypt and it also shows us how the promise of God to Abram in Genesis 12:1 and 2 would be…

The Reunion

Genesis 45:1-28 The Reunion If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 45. All along as we've studied the life of Joseph, we've said the overarching theme of God's providence is apparent, though Joseph may be the principal human actor, the whole of the story shows God as the one who is the prime mover in the life of Joseph. The story tells us how Joseph's family wound up in Egypt. The story tells us how in God's providence He would make His people…

A Cup in the Sack

Genesis 44:1-34 A Cup in the Sack If you have Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Genesis 44, as we continue through our study of Joseph. We have noted throughout the over-arching theme of God's providence, not only does the Lord tell us in the story of Joseph, how Israel wound up in Egypt, not only does He tell us how God made this family of Jacob into a great nation in accordance with His promises to Abraham in Genesis 12 and 15 and 17, but God also shows us something of His…

The Brothers Return to Egypt

Genesis 43:1-34 The Brothers Return to Egypt If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Genesis 43. We have said several times as we have worked through the life of Joseph together that two over-arching purposes in God's providence are apparent as we read the history of Joseph. First of all, the story of Joseph tells us how Israel would up in Egypt in the first place. So that Genesis 15, verses 13 and 14 could be fulfilled. And secondly, it explains how the promise of God…

Famine and Family

Genesis 42:1-39 Famine and Family If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis, chapter 42, as we continue to work our way through Moses' first of the five books of the Old Testament, the book of Genesis. The last time we were together we were in the final section of Genesis 41, and we observed there that in the famine that God ordained for Egypt, He had a plan for the family of Jacob and for Joseph which he was willing to visit famine not only in Egypt, but in…

A Ruler in Egypt

Genesis 41:38-57 Ruler in Egypt If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 41. In the last several weeks we have been working through the life of Joseph together. We've emphasized on a number of occasions that two overarching themes are found in this whole section of the book of Genesis. First, the providence of God. And second, the way that God designed to create a great nation out of Jacob's great family. How would Jacob go from being a tremendous tribe,…

Pharaoh’s Dream

Genesis 41:1-37 Pharaoh's Dream If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis, chapter 41. We have been walking through the progress of God's providence in the life of Joseph. And ever since the end of chapter 37 we have seen Joseph in an almost unchecked free-fall down into the pit into the miry clay where standing there is none, the Psalmist said. Joseph continues to fall from a difficult family situation where he was the favorite of his father, having lost his…

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